17 Barkstone Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3XT
About 17 Barkstone Drive
17 Barkstone Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 sits 238.7% above the 1995 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 64.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
Energy performance
17 Barkstone Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Barkstone Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
17 Barkstone Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£93,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 1995Most recent
£93,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 3XT: £176,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SY1 3XT
Versus other Barkstone Drive homes
Price per m² for 17 Barkstone Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£674
Street avg £2,365
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Mount Pleasant Primary. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







